Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression in frontline healthcare workers treating people with COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Table 2 Item-level psychometric properties of the Bangla HADS

Variables	Mean	SD	Skewness	Kurtosis	Item-total correlation	Cronbach's α if Item Omitted
A1	1.47	0.92	0.81	-0.73	0.51	0.82
A2	1.66	0.89	-0.19	-0.70	0.59	0.81
A3	1.45	0.87	0.29	-0.62	0.52	0.82
A4	1.14	0.74	0.29	-0.13	0.49	0.82
A5	0.88	0.72	0.31	-0.64	0.44	0.82
A6	1.67	0.87	-0.19	-0.62	0.52	0.82
A7	1.52	0.86	-0.08	-0.64	0.60	0.81
D1	0.89	0.97	0.79	-0.47	0.46	0.82
D2	0.36	0.70	1.80	2.12	0.32	0.83
D3	1.00	0.68	0.51	0.69	0.59	0.82
D4	1.33	0.87	0.20	-0.62	0.49	0.82
D5	1.77	1.09	-0.43	-1.10	0.20	0.84
D6	0.67	0.83	1.02	0.14	0.43	0.82
D7	0.83	0.89	0.83	-0.13	0.46	0.82

Note: A1: I feel tense or 'wound up'; A2: I get a sort of frightened feeling as if something awful is about to happen; A3: Worrying thoughts go through my mind; A4: I can sit at ease and feel relaxed; A5: I get a sort of frightened feeling like 'butterflies' in the stomach; A6: I feel restless as I have to be on the move; A7: I get sudden feelings of panic; D1: I still enjoy the things I used to enjoy; D2: I can laugh and see the funny side of things; D3: I feel cheerful; D4: I feel as if I am slowed down; D5: I have lost interest in my appearance; D6: I look forward with enjoyment to things; D7: I can enjoy a good book or radio or TV program.

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